Biofuels

Brazil has been producing ethanol from sugar cane at industrial scale since the 1970s. Now the EU has announced a programme to co-develop advanced biofuels using cellulosic feedstock rather than food crops

Crop-based biofuels, once the poster child of EU environmental policy, are no longer to be the main vehicle for reaching clean transport targets. While environmentalists welcome investment in advanced biofuels and renewable energy, industry craves greater regulatory certainty